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Porque quiero y porque puedo ? no seas racista porque simplemente quiero expresarme en mi lengua natal ? #ExpresateNoTeReprimas ???
P. D.: Si no te gusta o entiendes lo que digo fácil mi amor está el traductor de Google ?

With the exception of a few posts throughout these four pages, there is a fundamental lack of attention given to the primary issue here. It has less to do with Madonna changing, and more to do with the concept of fame changing post-digital revolution. Madonna's type of fame was truly exceptional for the longest time, but she aged out of the Zeitgeist when corporate interests no longer saw her preeminence as commercially useful. There was more money to be made from youth-oriented culture. Doing business with an artist of Madonna's stature would have meant profit margins for the corporate entities were diminished because she could take a larger stake herself. As the industry changed and panic kicked in regarding dwindling sales and illegal downloading, replacing artists like Madonna with green-eyed younger and more malleable acts would have been a natural shift. As it turned out, Madonna and Oseary were prescient and understood that they needed to strike while the commercial iron of touring receipts was hot, thus her 360 deal with Live Nation. Sidenote: Recording music hasn't been a valid source of income for Madonna for well over a decade; she herself decided to use her records as showcases for her live performances. She approached her creative flow as a Broadway director does. The music is the soundtrack to the show. No one seems to get this. Look at how this has become a more cynical template for less successful legacy acts who all have some type of dreadful Broadway adaptation of their back catalogs in the works.
As much as it upsets many of Madonna's fans to face this truth, most of them have long stopped being a core capitalist demographic. In fact, whenever I consider Madonna's modern legacy I am more fascinated by how limited many of her fans' perspective on her evolution is. I read endless posts about how she should be promoting her music as she did Ray of Light...That she would be better off returning to Warner Bros, as if nostalgia holds some sort of commercial magic wand in an era when almost no one sells music anymore! It shows a fundamental lack of comprehension that the world itself has drastically changed over the course of Madonna's career, and the fact that her phenomenal stamina managed to give her a somewhat imperialistic hold on global pop culture for two and a half decades is unprecedented. That's enough within itself to make everything she has done since that imperial phase ended worthy of admiration and a much kinder assessment, but there is so much more to explore here. 
There is no doubt that the public essentially wrote her off after she returned to her raunchier persona post-divorce.  One cannot deny the dismal showing of Celebration was more than a commercial embarrassment; it was a global smack in the face to the woman; age seemed to offer the world the chance to finally kick her where it hurt. 
I am more shocked by people's surprise at Madonna's healthy appetite for self-preservation through plastic surgery than by the results of the surgery. In an era of digital film and photography, no one can afford to show signs of obvious aging, and as one of the world's most photographed women whose career was built in great part on the promise of video as art form, it seems entirely logical that she would succumb to the pressures of the industry. Surely people aren't shocked to learn that Madonna is vain and a narcissist? 
Madonna explained herself most effectively during her promotion for her film W.E. I don't think many actually caught on at the time when she made parallels between herself and Wallis Simpson by describing the limiting views of the masses that prevent a public person from having more than one or two characteristics. It had long become painfully obvious that Madonna could not simultaneously and successfully be a provocative showwoman, a film director, a recording artist, an actress, a business owner, a good mother, and a human being with an evolving intellect...She therefore seemed to step back until she eventually found the best way to enable her own version of that narrative to thrive by inventing the Madame X character; an empty vessel capable of being anything she wants to be at any given fork in the road. Tears of a Clown was her first foray into meta-identity-fucking, and she knew all along that the only way forward was to leave the past and its intransigent inhabitants behind. I believe Madonna is a deconstructionist at this point in her life, fully in charge and fully self-aware. Whatever anyone else thinks of her is merely a projection of something deep within themselves. The need to denigrate her choices and their results is most probably more indicative of the audience's inability to move beyond preconceived notions and prejudice. After all, in a world of bullies, everyone is somehow still a victim. Madonna's greatest achievement is that she is a living work of art, full of contradictions and the ability to elicit the fullest emotional spectrum no matter the brush stroke. 

Because Give it 2 Me is better. 
That's her taping her hands up for boxing.
I think this answers itself. 

Let's sit down guys cause this is going to take a while and i'm about to vent a bit:
I was just watching Oprah's 1998 interview and then the Live Earth performance from 2007 for the first time in years...and i was thinking about how she looked like a completely different person back then. Not just physically, but her attitude as well.
I also realized...it was the last time we saw old school Madonna on stage with no major cosmetic surgery and before the drama hit her marriage, before Hard Candy, before S&S tour and before she was considered to be "following trends instead of creating them" as people say. She was just...so cool and confident on that stage! Amazing vocals, dancing 100% of the time, choreo on point. That's who i fell in love with.
A lot is said about how Guy Oseary taking over changed things...and even though i agree, it's also okay to point out how this was the point Madonna as a person changed, right? Am i alone in this?
What do you guys think happened at the end of that marriage that shaped Madonna to being the person she is right now? She literally went from being an english housewife that writes children books and has a british accent to excessive plastic surgery, dating boytoys, an overall less secure person than before to the point she's not even comfortable on letting her ego share a talk show with other people. I mean...her Graham Norton show appearances even from 2012 to 2019 are night and day honestly.
Career wise she always progressed in terms of ideas and you could feel an artistic evolution from her first album until American Life. Re-Invention Tour and the Confessions era was her "damage control" phase and worked for her. Why? She knew she had to deliver. Thinking only about herself and her artistic growth wouldn't get her anywhere and this IS a business after all. She was still modern, but doing 70's inspired disco music and that attracted multiple generations but everyone thought she was the coolest. i remember it so well. It was also the first Madonna era i was a fan of hers. My parents loved her, i was almost 18 and loved her. My cousins weren't even 10 and loved her.
How did we go from this to wearing grillz, dating boy toys, that Drake kiss, Bitch I'm Madonna phase, whatever she did at that VMA award where she told that Aretha Franklin story that went nowhere while dressed like...that. Going completely unprepared to Eurovision. How bad her vocal preparation was for that and even the BB Awards performances, and most of all...how unprofessional she became?
She was going through hell during S&S in 2008 and somehow she always kept it professional. Yes she could start a show like half an hour after its initial time...but nothing major.
How did we go from that stadium tour to  a theater tour that couldn't be worse organized, from that lottery program, to delayed shows at the start of the tour, then each city, then cancellations 3 hours before showtime, to Madonna saying she's being censored by the UK's curfew? Like...she's been performing there since the 80's. She always did her shows because she showed up on time. How can she not realize all this?
I always loved her, and i think i always will...but Madonna since Eurovision has been even harder to be...likable, even as a diehard fan. Never in a million years i ever expected Madonna to perform to an audience of over 200 million people completely unprepared like that. 
Is she really living in such a bubble that she doesn't realize everything bad she's doing to her career?
Has she been told so many times how great she is, she actually started to believe she was? She was always great at this business because she knew her strengths and lows...which right now...she doesn't. Speaking of which...i won't even mention the fact she went on doing a stadium tour in 2012 with basically album tracks (and hits completely changed from their original versions) from an album that didn't sell 2 million copies. Just 4 years before, she did a stadium tour and of course...she did hits. You NEED to know your audience. Somehow...she doesn't anymore. 
And yes she was always bitchy, sometimes cocky, always had a dry and sarcastic sense of humor, that's still there to this day. But she was always a pro. A hard working pro. And we could always count on her to deliver and she was always the best at doing that. 
Now she can still be...after waiting for hours...in venues with no AC on, after we stressed for months over lottery programs, canceled shows, reschedules, etc.
We also started to witness her victimizing herself more and more. Yes ageism exists...but you can't blame everything on sexism, ageism, etc. Look how she handled the SEX era. Watch those interviews from back then. She outsmarted everyone by being witty and confident. Now she cries on instagram. What happened?
What do you guys think about all this? And please, if you're pretending "this is the same madonna as always"...let's not fool ourselves. She's a totally different person and it's okay to admit. I love her and will always. That's why this is a bit hard to witness. Even harder to see her vocals being so amazing right now. Where was all that before Eurovision? Madame X album recordings (it's clear she had no vocal training before doing this record), etc?
Do you think all we need is a better team?
What's next for her? What do you still expect from Madonna?

Exactly. Don't like it? Don't buy it. It's as simple as that. It was the special gift for the people who actually bought VIP tickets... V I P. It was never meant to be sold to everybody. I got mine on ebay back in December and even though it was expensive as fuck I don't regret buying it. It's another piece to my gorgeous Madame X collection that only a real fan can appreciate. I am glad they are offering the stock they weren't able to sell. I just hope shipping is not a nightmare like the last time

Limited edition special editions coffee table books are expensive. This one it’s not even one of the most expensive. Nobody’s forcing you to buy it. 

Well Janet's tour book is $175 ($600 signed). I'm not justify Madonna's team beheaviour (Madonna probably has no idea they're selling this book) but let's not act like this is an out of the world situation. It's not, and it's the price asked at the Pop Up Shop. At least this will lower the autrageous prices on Ebay (with shipping it's going to cost the same on Ebay or actually more even if the book's price is lower).

She's make up free and its ONLY a picture! 

Honestly? I'm relieved this is over.
She deserves to rest and there's a lot she can do with her career without performing a single show. 
For now I wanna see this woman rested and recovered. She deserves the world and I'm just happy to have witnessed this tour 

I wouldn't be surprised if we don't get new music and tours for long... knowing that her heart was more into making movies but she decided to make an album and a tour and the results are kinda bitter (low album sales and tour good reception but very difficult because of her health). I think she will eventually perform a cover here and there for some charity events betwenn two movies shooting but i wouldn't be surprised if Madame X was the last classical formula "album & tour" of her career...

Anyone else with a post concert depression? :‘(

Yup - expected and deserved. There’s no defence and no excuses. There are 11 more opportunities now to put this right, but does anyone really believe it will get any better? Please, please, prove me wrong M. We’re willing you to succeed but our patience is waning.

I recorded this
 

This sounds awful, and if it were a one off it might be excusable, but how are these crazy late start times still a thing, especially after starting 12 shows on time in London? What possible excuse is there now? It’s so unprofessional. She’s becoming increasingly hard to love these days. Sometimes you need to lose everything before you appreciate what you had, so I hope the French press rip her to shreds. I’m glad she’s losing money from this tour. I encourage fans not to waste money on these ridiculously expensive tickets, and maybe then, and only then, will she finally realise the value of her fans and work harder to maintain their commitment. Aye-aye-aye...

Full production/lyrics credits of Rebel Heart:
 
LIVING FOR LOVE Written by Madonna, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Maureen McDonald, Toby Gad, Ariel Rechtshaid and Uzoechi EmenikeProduced by Madonna and DiploPiano by Alicia KeysDEVIL PRAY Written by Madonna, Tim Bergling, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub and Savan KotechaProduced by Madonna, DJ Dahi & Blood DiamondsGHOSTTOWN Written by Madonna, Sean Douglas, Evan Kidd Bogart and Jason EviganProduced by Madonna and BillboardUNAPOLOGETIC BITCH Written by Madonna, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid, Maureen McDonald and Toby GadProduced by Madonna and DiploILLUMINATI Written by Madonna, Toby Gad, Maureen McDonald, Larry Griffin Jr. and Mike DeanProduced by Madonna, Kanye West, Mike Dean and Charlie HeatBITCH IM MADONNAWritten by Madonna, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid, Maureen McDonald and Toby GadProduced by Madonna and DiploFeaturing Nicki MinajHOLD TIGHT Written by Madonna, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Maureen McDonald, Toby Gad, Ariel Rechtshaid and Uzoechi EmenikeProduced by Madonna and Ryan TedderJOAN OF ARCWritten by Madonna, Toby Gad, Maureen McDonald and Larry Griffin Jr.Produced by Madonna, Toby Gad, Josh Cumbee and AFSHeeNICONICWritten by Madonna, Toby Gad, Maureen McDonald, Larry Griffin Jr., Chancelor Bennett, Dacoury Natche and Michael TuckerProduced by Madonna, Toby Gad, Josh Cumbee and AFSHeeNCo-produced by DJ Dahi & Blood DiamondsFeaturing Chance The Rapper & Mike TysonHEARTBREAKCITYWritten by Madonna, Tim Bergling, Tobias Jimson, Arash Pournouri and Paloma StoeckerProduced by Madonna and AviciiBODY SHOPWritten by Madonna, Toby Gad, Maureen McDonald, Larry Griffin Jr., Dacoury Natche and Michael TuckerProduced by Madonna, DJ Dahi and Blood DiamondsHOLY WATERWritten by Madonna, Martin Kierszenbaum, Natalia Cappuccini and Mike DeanProduced by Madonna, Kanye West, Mike Dean and Charlie HeatINSIDE OUT Written by Madonna, Sean Douglas, Evan Kidd Bogart and Jason EviganProduced by Madonna, Kanye West and Mike DeanWASH ALL OVER MEWritten by Madonna, Tim Bergling, Mike Dean, Arash Pournouri and Magnus LidehällProduced by Madonna, Kanye West, Mike Dean and Charlie HeatBEST NIGHT Written by Madonna, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid, Maureen McDonald and Toby GadProduced by Madonna, Diplo and Djemba DjembaVENI VIDI VICI Written by Madonna, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid, Maureen McDonald and Toby GadProduced by Madonna, Diplo and Ariel RechtshaidFeaturing NasS.E.X.Written by Madonna, Toby Gad, Maureen McDonald, Larry Griffin Jr. and Mike DeanProduced by Madonna, Kanye West, Mike Dean and Charlie HeatMESSIAH Written by Madonna, Tim Bergling, Arash Pournouri and Magnus LidehällProduced by Madonna and AviciiREBEL HEART Written by Madonna, Tim Bergling, Arash Pournouri and Magnus LidehällProduced by Madonna and AviciiBEAUTIFUL SCARS Written by Madonna, Rick Nowels, Dacoury Natche and Michael TuckerProduced by Madonna, DJ Dahi & Blood DiamondsQUEEN Written by Madonna, Terius Youngdell Nash and Mike DeanProduced by Madonna and The-DreamBORROWED TIME Written by Madonna, Tim Bergling, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub, Savan Kotecha, Arash Pournouri, Dacoury Natche and Michael TuckerProduced by Madonna, DJ Dahi & Blood DiamondsGRAFFITI HEARTWritten by Madonna, Tobias Gad, Larry Darnell Griffin and Maureen Anne McDonaldProduced by Madonna, Toby Gad, Josh Cumbee and AFSHeeNAUTOTUNE BABYWritten by Madonna and Thomas Wesley PentzProduced by Madonna and DiploADDICTED Written by Madonna, Tim Bergling, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub and Savan KotechasProduced by Madonna and AviciiSource: mad-eyes.net

*NEW* MADONNA - Ghosttown Remixes (LQ)
 

Ghosttown (DJ Yiannis Strings Intro Mix) (01:40)
Ghosttown (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Club Mix) (07:10)
Ghosttown (S-Man Mix) (06:07)

MP3: https://yadi.sk/d/-9LtXF3LgPYPJ
M4A: https://yadi.sk/d/_zxale7egPZ4n

MADONNA - Ghosttown Remixes (HQ)

Ghosttown (Armand Van Helden Instrumental) (06:17)
Ghosttown (Armand Van Helden Remix) (06:18)
Ghosttown (Dirty Pop Intro Remix) (05:21)
Ghosttown (Dirty Pop Remix) (05:21)
Ghosttown (DJ Mike Cruz Mix Show Edit) (07:05)
Ghosttown (DJ Mike Cruz NYC Club Mix) (10:02)
Ghosttown (Don Diablo Instrumental) (04:48)
Ghosttown (Don Diablo Remix) (04:48)
Ghosttown (Mindskap Remix) (05:35)
Ghosttown (Offer Nissim Drama Mix) (07:16)
Ghosttown (Offer Nissim Mix) (07:28)
Ghosttown (THRILL Instrumental Remix) (06:28)
Ghosttown (THRILL Remix) (06:29)

MP3: https://yadi.sk/d/PPZ-FjuegLTBi
M4A: https://yadi.sk/d/bD-7SmFFgPZ6z
WAV: https://yadi.sk/d/CcfPQtdigPUxX

great angles! ...I love her even more!